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Here is what I use. 2 nylon washers/spacers. 3/4" in diameter, one is 1/16" thick other is 1/8th" thick. Use thickest one on the side with cone wedge and thinner one with rubber washer. You can super glue them in so you get better results and they pop right out even if they're super glued if you want to change that lower shaft for something else. But you can pick these up off of Amazon or any hardware store should have them. That's really all you need and the stock bolt kit for the lower on the Deus. But once these are glued in the lower rod for the simplex will pretty much bolt right on and the only other thing I did was I sanded a little bit of the lower shaft down just use some standard sandpaper The part that would possibly rub the top of the coil after it's bolted on that's the only part you have to sand off and it took about two or three minutes to do and then that's it.

I read many posts about people trying to improve their XP Deus 2 setup including myself. This is the very reason I sold my remote, it kept falling off the mount, my antenna wire corroded from the inside , shaft isn't long enough for tall people, and changing gray plug to red plug... I kept the WS6 master , bought Steve's straight shaft and zip tied the puck mount to the stem mount so it won't come off. I no longer use a deus for water hunting. Manticore does all of that very well and with zero hassle. I love XP products, but the entire shaft , mounting system needs a complete overhaul IMO. I use the Anderson XP pistol grip mount on Steve's straight shaft and a minelab monster 1000 arm cuff. I also use a simplex entire shaft , removed display and coil and made a mount for the puck and that works great. And they all work better than the stock XP Deus shaft for me.

Well this setup would work for the remote also and it would swivel so you can turn the screen in a position you want and the handles hollow and goes down into the shaft so you could always run your antenna wire on the inside of the shaft if you wanted

This is why I sold the remote and kept the WS6 master. But I still zip tied the WS6 mount to the mount that attaches to the shaft that way it would virtually be impossible for it to ever fall off again.

I like that too. I just put on my carbon fiber center shaft and arm cuff. Weight of entire shaft without WS6 mount or coil is 14oz. Feather light.

Ok I have seen recently people using the simplex shaft for the deus. I have been also. The shaft is already the same shape and lower works on the coils so why not. Here is what I did. I took the display unit and the coil off of a simplex plus. Why? Because the don't sell for much more than $100 bucks since all the newer ones are out and a aftermarket shaft costs $200 or more so here I am. I ordered an XP mount from Anderson shafts , the one they use on their XP Deus shafts. I then cut off a piece of carbon fiber shaft that I had lying around, 7/8" I believe. Took maybe 5 mins to make and it's done. You have a carbon fiber shaft, lower, middle and plastic upper, it's longer so I don't have to buy a tall man shaft, and it's as compact as the XP deus factory shaft. But way more comfortable. Plus the remote or WS6 can swivel in any direction you want for better viewing. And this just slides snuggly into the open grip that the simplex display was removed from. It fits snug so will never come out on its own. You can also add a screw through original hole if desired. But I only use the WS6 so I remove it while on beach and just use the WS6 as headphones with no display since I dig everything that isn't iron. Here are some pics. Hope you like.

I use a simplex entire shaft. I'm gonna order the carbon fiber center shaft. With the aluminum center the entire shaft included coil hardware and arm cuff and strap only weighs 1 lb 1.2 oz. So 17.2 oz which may even be less than the stock deus shaft. It's also longer by 3" or more so I don't need a tall man rod anymore. I used the Anderson mount to mount onto top of grip to mount the remote or in my case WS6 master. Works great! Feels much better than stock.

This coin actually is the same size maybe even a fraction of a millimeter smaller thank you for going through the trouble and looking for a match. They're so few coins out there that could match this description you very well could be right

I want you guys to give me your opinion on this here's a couple of pictures I found this at the beach in the wet sand ringing up as iron on the legend. When I picked it up it looked like the size of a penny so I threw it in my pouch and saved it till I got home I cleaned it up and they're silver coloring on the coin , I thought well maybe it's silver and it's just really destroyed from the saltwater. But then I stuff a magnet to it and it stuck The only other thing that I can think of it being is the 1943 steel penny. I have a few of them so I compared the size and what's left of it looks just like it but why would it be silver in color after the saltwater got a hold of it for however long it looks like it's been in the water for a long time it's got holes through it. I know they're silver and color when they're used and uncirculated but I've heard of people finding them in the ground and it was just nothing but a clot of rust and they thought it might have been a steel penny. What's your thoughts thanks edit my steel pennies do not have reeded edges. Now I don't know. Lol

I only use WS6 master with wsa II headphones setup. I have the puck mount zip tied to the plastic stem mount. Will never fall off.

Thank you. That's great!

So this update won't erase saved programs on my ws6?

Well it wasn't about the quality of his work that was concerning me because I've used his shafts before and they're fantastic. It was about me and my 3XL hands and the way the WS6 master locks onto the stem mount. It's about a half inch lower than the remote and my hand rubs the remote at times but with the puck my hand will literally knock it off plus it rubbing on my hand so much it kind of a annoying. Here are a couple of pictures of the Anderson shaft it's actually quite nice and since I was able to lower the weight down I'll probably just use it I don't see any benefit right now. In the pictures you can see even with my big hands there's plenty of room on the handle. Plus it has a swivel so you can turn the remote or the WS6 master towards you so you'd have a better viewing of it. Also I zip tied as you can see in the one picture The puck mount to the stem mount so there's zero chance of it falling off so I just popped the WS6 into the puck mount and when I need to take it off I just pop it back out The mount stays on the stem mount. But yeah this thread was not too bash Steve in any way because he makes amazing products I've used them I've talked to him a few times and message him a few times so I know what he does is amazing I'm just an oddball because I wear a 17 shoe and a 3X glove and it's hard to find things that are comfortable for me. The old white's machines that I used for 20 some years 30 years The handle is never big enough for my hands so I had the three finger it all them years because the pinpoint trigger was in the way lol

When I use the stock XP shaft I always use the legend or simplex carbon fiber lower rod they're about two and a half inches longer and they help since I'm tall but I sold off that shaft with the remote or coil a complete unit and I kept back the WS6 master one of my coils and the WSA two headphones and then I purchased the Anderson shaft which actually works really well. But it is a little heavier I was able to lighten it yesterday by about 3.4 oz so it's only about 2 oz heavier now than the stock Deus shaft or Steve's shaft. So I may end up just having to keep this and use it since I'm not built like normal people lol. Thank you very much for that information I appreciate it That's exactly what I was looking for

Well the WS6 master sits about a half of an inch lower once snapped into place on the stem. Yes I have very large hands. When the puck is on the xp deus shaft it hangs low enough to hit my hand. A few times it had popped off due to that. At the moment I'm using an Anderson carbon fiber shaft with a swivel mount and it's working but it's a heavier shaft by several ounces.